Soon after midnight, Mullá Husayn led a charge of 313 men that again routed the king's army. He was struck in the chest by a bullet and died. His body was carried back to the fort and buried. Ninety other Bábís were also wounded, about 40 of whom died. [B174; BW18:381; DB379–82; MH266–70]

Mullá Husayn was 36 years old at the time of his death. [DB383; MH272]

See DB382–3 for an account of his life.

See DB415–16 for an account of the heroics of Mullá Husayn.

See DB381–2 and MH265–70 for an account of the death and burial of Mullá Husayn.

See SDH13–14 for an account of his death by Mihdí-Qulí Mírzá.

Seventy–two of the original 313 inhabitants of the fort had been martyred by this time. [DB382]

Mihdí-Qulí Mírzá sent an emissary to the fort to invite two representatives to his camp to conduct negotiations. On the strength of assurances written on a Qur'án, Quddús left the fort and entered the Prince's camp. [B175; BW18:381; DB399–400]